Northwestern University Dental School - Purple and Gold Yearbook (Evanston, IL)

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f' Officers MARSHALL D. NISBET, President HARRY C. PUCKETT, Vice-President OSCAR J. VVISMAN, Treasurer WILLIAM H. FALLOON, Secretary

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HIJTORICAL 'MEMOIRJ or CLAJJ 1901 I 9 5 EDMTZMPORTANT events never occur singly. The present year 9 marks the beginning of a new century. It will also witness 5 the graduation of this, the most illustrious class that has 3 ever passed from the portals of dental colleges. The history of this class will beuwritten high in the hall of fame. Many of ourmembers promise to go into the world and elevate the pro- fession to higher planes. - How well we remember the beginning of our course, and now, as we are about to leave, memories of our first da.ys at college flash upo-n us. We were met at the entrance by an individual wearing a two-karat, twenty-tenth centigrade smile Qthe widest on the listj, who called us Doctor, asked us abo-ut our trip to town, where we intended to live, and ended by giving us his card, saying that the house he represented wa.s the best and that their goods were second to none. We were glad to know this, but, oh, how many times have we regretted ever having met him, for, to our sorro-w, he spoke the truth in at least one particular-his house was certainly the best to separate us from our cash. We saw the Secretary and paid our five dollars, which we took from the roll that we had been so carefully guarding. VVe were assigned a number and led -to o-ur locker. After looking up the locker mann we were to-ld how to open the lock or we were told the combination and proceeded to work it: 7, II, 8. Smooth place, 7, click. click, II, click, click, 8 click, click. Thrice we tried it and still the d-oo-r refused to open. We appealed to our neighbor, only to find him in af state of nervous excitement worse than our own. VVe tried again, and, 77ZZ.7'5lbZ'!E cz'z'cZzz,' to our surprise it opened. VVe assembled in the lecture room with fear and trembling, for we had heard of passing up,', and we wondered if such a thing would be done here, but it was not until we had gathered courage that we engaged in such spo-rt. The first fellow to go into the pit said it 77